6 U.S.C. § 245 — Operational data sharing capability

(a) In general. Within 18 months after December 23, 2022, and in line with the ongoing joint DHS-Defense Department effort called the Integrated Multi-Domain Enterprise, the Secretary must build a secure, centralized system. It lets Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard share data and information in real time or near real time, to support awareness and enforcement along the maritime boundaries of the United States, including boundaries in the northern and southern continental U.S. and in Alaska. (b) Priority. While building this system, the Secretary must focus first on the enforcement areas that see the most enforcement activity. (c) Requirements. The system must be able to securely share whatever data, information, and surveillance the two agencies need for their operations — including data from any government asset near or in a mission area, no matter whether that asset belongs to the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, or another partner agency. (d) Elements. The Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection and the Commandant of the Coast Guard must work together to: figure out and describe what kinds and quality of data each agency's missions need, including video surveillance, seismic sensors, infrared detection, and space-based remote sensing, among other data; set up requirements and processes for approving which Customs and Border Protection and Coast Guard staff can access and use the system; and set up an agreement for how the two agencies will split the costs of running and maintaining the system and its data sources long-term. (e) Report. Within 2 years after December 23, 2022, the Secretary must send a report on how the system was built to four congressional committees: the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; and the House Homeland Security Committee. (f) Rule of construction. Nothing in this section allows the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, or any partner agency to collect, share, or transfer someone's personal information in a way that breaks any federal or state law or regulation.